Mayo Clinic Minute: Sexually transmitted diseases at all-time high

October 21, 2016

Despite prevention efforts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are at an all-time high in the U.S. In a new report, the CDC says rates of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia increased in 2015, and more 110 million people have infections.

Mayo Clinic experts want to educate people about prevention and treatment. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, reporter Vivien Williams talks to Dr. Pritish Tosh about STDs.